New York Yankees: What to do with Joey Gallo?
By David Hill
The New York Yankees are in a difficult spot when it comes to Joey Gallo. They have to keep putting him in the lineup in the hope that he can overcome the miserable start to his stint in New York. At the same time, his lack of production has made it difficult to justify continuing to play him as he just has not done anything with the bat.
There is one statistic that truly sums up Gallo’s struggles. He is a disaster as a run producer, bringing in just two baserunners all year despite having 91 people on base when he has been at bat entering Friday. Two. Gallo has not even driven in two different teammates – he drove in Josh Donaldson both times.
Joey Gallo a major problem for New York Yankees
The Yankees also have a roster crunch coming. Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson, and Tim Locastro will be back soon. It would be difficult to send Miguel Andujar back to Triple-A with the way he has performed. No matter what the Yankees do, it seems like the wrong decision.
The New York Yankees have a decision to make as it comes to Joey Gallo. Let’s take a look at their three potential options.
Try to get something
The New York Yankees had been shopping Joey Gallo during the offseason. The problem was that they wanted something comparable to what they sent to Texas for him.
While that is great in theory, it also has the same odds of happening as Kate Upton being interested in a fairly unattractive middle aged baseball blogger. The Yankees are not going to get close to that same return for Gallo at this point. And that should not matter.
There are teams that are still interested. San Diego Padres GM A.J. Preller seems to be set on collecting anyone who was a member of the Rangers when he was in their front office. While other teams may be interested in seeing if Gallo could resurrect his career away from New York, the Padres may be willing to pay the highest cost to find out.
At this point, the Yankees may be willing to take whatever they can get. Gallo has become dead weight on the roster, someone who has lost playing time to Miguel Andujar, a player who had been essentially counted out of their plans. If Andujar has taken over his role, what does that mean for Gallo going forward?
The New York Yankees may as well part ways with Joey Gallo. His trade value may never recover otherwise.